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Keir Starmer committed on Sunday to upholding the two-child benefit cap in a move that has triggered cross-factional consternation in Labour ranks.  The Labour leader said on Sunday that he was “not changing [the] policy”, which prevents parents from claiming child tax credit or universal credit for any third or subsequent child born after April

Just days after Liz Truss announced her resignation outside No 10 under a cloud of crisis, she reportedly told allies: “I lost a battle, but I haven’t lost the war”. In the months since, the former prime minister has sought to revive the principles that informed her ill-fated fiscal project with relative regularity,  » Read More

The Times reported over the weekend that the government could overrule recommendations on public pay rises from the independent pay review bodies amid concerns higher wages could fuel rampant inflation. The reports, which followed news that the Bank of England had raised interest rates to 5 per cent in a shock move designed to tame

The Conservatives have announced the shortlist of three candidates who hope to be selected as the party’s London mayoral contender — and they are not who people expected.  Drawn up after a series of interviews by a selectorate panel of 17 people at Conservative headquarters, those battling to secure the right to challenge Sadiq Khan

The Home Office under Rishi Sunak is a curious department.  Nominally, it is led by Suella Braverman, who appeared to have the brief surrendered to her during the October 2022 Conservative leadership contest. Of course, we are ignorant of the details of such a “deal” between Sunak and his soon-to-be home secretary,  » Read More

The so-called “last Corbynista in power” may soon be in power no longer. This revelation comes following news that North Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll has been barred from Labour’s longlist for the newly-formed position of mayor in the North East. As North Tyne Mayor, Driscoll has touted his support for a wealth tax and the

After a brief sabbatical from scandals following the exit of Dominic Raab, Rishi Sunak’s government faces another round of probity questions courtesy of his home secretary’s conduct over a speeding fine.  Suella Braverman is accused of trying to swerve public ignominy by asking impartial civil servants to help arrange a private speed awareness course,  » Read

Since Wednesday, a further name has been added to the eclectic catalogue of “lefty lawyers” and political activists blamed for thwarting the government’s small boats agenda. The new individual of concern is, of course, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby — fresh from crowning a new monarch on Saturday. Addressing Britain’s assembled nobles in the

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer recently sat down for an interview with The Economist magazine for a conversation that was framed around unpicking as yet “curiously undefined” Starmerism.  First of all, it is worth saying that the fact Sir Keir’s political beliefs are a topic of debate right now is good news for the

Days after Liz Truss announced her resignation outside No 10, she reportedly told allies: “I lost a battle, but I haven’t lost the war”.  The Trussonomics conflict duly rolled on this week, with its lead foot soldier marching stateside — not for the first time — to advance the core tenets of her tax-cutting creed.